Introduction Caregivers play a major role in providing all the support and care in daily
activities for their relatives with dementia. To fully describe the influence of dementia …

Background: Advance care planning aims to ensure that care received during serious and
chronic illness is consistent with the person's values, preferences and goals. However, less …

Background Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by
declining functional and cognitive abilities. The quality of end of life care for people with …

Background: As care homes play an important role in the lives of an increasing number of
older people, it is pivotal to understand how residents' and their families engage in decision …

BackgroundAdvance care planning (ACP) is identified as being an important process for
people with dementia. However, its efficacy for improving outcomes relevant for the …

Background Informal carers of people with dementia report having unmet needs for support
and few supportive interventions have been shown to be effective. There is a need to …

Background: Although people with dementia receive substantial care from informal sources,
there is limited research available that investigates how these carers experience end-of-life …

Background Substitute decision makers are important for people with advanced dementia,
particularly at the end of life. Substitute decision makers report issues in providing support …

Background Person-centered care has been shown to increase desired outcomes for
people with dementia, yet informal caregivers' dissatisfaction with care is often reported. For …

Background Most persons with dementia die in long term care (LTC) homes, where
palliative approaches are appropriate. However, palliative approaches have not been …